Species Account: This species
occurs naturally in Florida as a vagrant from the West Indies,
Cuba, and the Bahamas. It was formerly abundant in extreme South
Florida. However, captive flocks were established in South Florida
in the 1930s, and these feral, semi-domestic birds are confused
with birds arriving into Florida naturally.

Habitats: Estuarine
community

County

First Year

Extirpated Year

Breeding status

Notes

Brevard

1992

Not reported breeding

Merritt Island NWR

Dade

1950s

Not reported breeding

Franklin

1995

Not reported breeding

probably West Indian birds displaced by Hurricane Allison
(Pranty 1996e)

Hillsborough

2000

Not reported breeding

1 unbanded escapee near Alafia Bank. Pranty 2000b

Manatee

1999

Not reported breeding

probably was the bird that escaped from a Sarasota exhibit
Pranty 1999b